The Perfect Pumpkin

Only have time for a quick post so here it is:
Dane made his first pumpkin of the season!

P.S. Dont mind the bikini, its definitely not fall weather around these parts! Life in the tropics!

Long Lost Jewlery

I have been receiving many compliments on my token bracelet at the moment so I figured I would just share with everyone where I found it: It is called the "Dainty Bracelet" by Long Lost Jewelry. I love this jewelry designer because she makes simple beach inspired accessories at a reasonable price and she is just the sweetest lady I have never met!

I originally saw pictures like the ones below from one of my favorite island girl blogs Goldfish Kiss and immediately fell in love with the simplicity of this charming bracelet.  I bought myself one in sea green chalcedony and I was so excited when I got my package that I put it on right away. On my first day of wearing it I went to a beach BBQ and at one point I looked down at my wrist and it was gone! I was so bummed. I think that maybe it got hooked on my beach chair and that is how it got snagged off my wrist and eaten by the great abyss of sand on the North Shore. I don't know. But being the jewelry maker that I am myself I emailed Ms. Phyllis over at Long Lost and asked her about the materials she used and explained to her my story about how I lost it on the first day. With out even asking she sent me a new one the next day! I have not taken this new one off ever since and that was about 4 months ago. I wear it to the beach, in the shower, to work, everywhere and it still looks brand new!

Photos courtesy of Goldfish Kiss.

Custom Creations by Gloria

My wonderful mother-in-law, Gloria, is extremely creative. She works with all recycled materials, drift wood, seaglass, and shells. She finds everything herself! If she is not in the water treasure hunting you can find her at her work bench creating.

Here are some of her creations over the past months. You can find her work in stores all over the island, though it flies off the shelves, in Kaimuki at Drift Boutique or on the North Shore at Kai Ku Hale.  She also takes special orders if you are interested contact me for more information.

Photos courtesy of Gloria.

30 weeks: Maternity Style

Prepping for baby

The baby is coming!

I mean I still have about 2 months, but geez it is coming fast! I don't know what hit me yesterday, must be the "nesting" bug but I decided to totally rearrange the baby's room and get it organized. Previously, I had all the clothes in boxes in the closet with tags still on the new stuff.

Well, everything got de-tagged and organized in baby's dresser and closet. It is no longer our junk room but a baby's room! We are still waiting on some minor details like an actual crib mattress and spare bed for our guests and visitors to sleep on, but in all, it is coming together.

I hung her little dresses. So cute! Her friends are anxiously waiting for her, Pooh and all!

Mermaid Painting

Not sure who to give credit to for this painting, but I absolutely love water color and mermaids.

The Whole Ox

I finally tried The Whole Ox butcher and deli for lunch. I really enjoyed the atmosphere here, big open windows, picnic table style dining, and simple framed photos of old Hawaiian paniolos (cowboys). The food was good. I had the "Landsberg Law Office Roast Beef" and my friend had the "Street Grinder," which was pretty much just a prosciutto panini. There were also side dishes, we shared a beet salad- actually I really liked the beet salad.

The Mokes

 
The "Mokes" also known as the Moku'ula Islands, in Kailua, are a beautiful place to explore. Today I had a great day with some friends kayaking, stand up paddling, and enjoying some good old sunshine. Today was a perfect day, blue skies, clear blue water, a few sea turtles along our journey and barely any wind! All factors that make for a perfect paddle, good company of course helps too!
Thank you April for the pictures.

Out on the Mokes, Kailua and Waimanalo in the background.

Café Laufer

In the town of Kaimuki is a wonderful little German bakery by the name of Cafe Laufer. A few friends and I enjoyed a lovely lunch and desert for Paulette's birthday. I had salmon locks and fresh rye bread for lunch. Paulette enjoyed a lovely shrimp salad. So many delicious cakes, pies, tarts to choose from. We chose 4 to split between us, an Apple Streusel, Banana Oreo Cake, Chocolate Decadence, and a Coconut cake. My favorite by far was the Banana Oreo cake.